Jewel DeShong-Dale

JEWEL DESHONG-DALE Tupelo - Jewel DeShong-Dale, 84, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Traceway Retirement Community under the care of Hospice Advantage. A Tupelo native and lifelong resident, she was born October 24, 1928, to Clifford and Troy Sarah Forbes Grissom. She was a graduate of Tupelo High School, and began working at age 13 at Woolworths and later worked for Tupelo Hardware. During her forty-eight year career with Hancock Textile Company, she worked a number of years as L. D. Hancock's personal secretary and later as credit manager. She was jokingly known by many in the inner circles of Hancock Fabrics for helping Mr. Hancock keep the first dollar he ever made. She served on the Lee County Associate Board of The Peoples Bank & Trust Co. Jewel was an active member of Harrisburg Baptist Church where she sang in the choir for over fifty-eight years and also taught in the childrens Sunday School department. Services will be 12 noon Thursday, November 29, 2012, at The Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. David Langerfeld officiating. A private graveside service will be led by Rev. Paul Stephens at Tupelo Memorial Park. Survivors include her daughter, Judith DeShong of Tupelo; her sister Dot Heatherly (Roe) of Springville, Oregon; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, "Son" DeShong and her second husband, Dr. Bob Dale, Sr. Judy wishes to extend a special thanks to the staff at Rosewood Assisted Living and deep gratitude to the staff of Hospice Advantage. Memorials may be made to Harrisburg Baptist Church, 4675 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, MS 38801 or All Saints Episcopal Church, 608 W. Jefferson Street, Tupelo, MS 38804.